Topic: bicycling

A large group of people is expected to ride their bicycles slowly along Second Avenue in Seattle on Friday afternoon, in a community memorial for the bicyclist killed there last week. Sher Kung, a 31-year-old mother and attorney, was killed when a truck turned left into her bicycle as she rode to work. Her fiancee, Christine…

Hit-and-run drivers come in all shapes and sizes — and modes of transport. In this case, the Washington State Patrol is seeking the bicyclist in this photo because they suspect she was involved in a hit-and-run collision with another bicyclist on April 30 on the west end of the Interstate 90 Floating Bridge. The victim was riding east…

The Seattle Department of Transportation is aiming to build an interim, protected bike lane on Second Avenue by September — in time for the fall debut of Pronto! bikeshare. The lane will extend from Pike Place Market to Pioneer Square, said SDOT spokesman Rick Sheridan. Mayor Ed Murray announced his September goal at a Cascade Bicycle Club…

Seattle City Councilman Richard Conlin is back at work this afternoon, after his bicycle and a car collided Sunday in the Madrona neighborhood, breaking his right shoulder blade. His arm is in a sling but he can write and type, he said. Conlin was riding north on 34th Avenue, leaving home on his way toward a 43rd…

Join us at noon Friday for an online chat about bicycling conditions in Seattle. Our guests — Professor John Pucher of Rutgers University and Barb Chamberlain, executive director of the Bicycle Alliance of Washington — will take questions, joined by Mike Lindblom, Seattle Times transportation reporter. You can e-mail questions in advance to mlindblom@seattletimes.com. Related story: More

An elderly woman driving an SUV struck an 11-year-old boy bicycling in the 1200 block of Auburn Way South at 2:45 p.m. today, according to the Auburn Police Department. The SUV dragged the child 20 to 30 feet after the driver failed to see him in a crosswalk as she turned left from 12th Street Southeast,…

A 28-year-old Normandy Park man who was arrested last month in connection with a hit-and-run accident that killed bicyclist Michael Wang last year has pleaded guilty. King County prosecutors said that Erlin Garcia-Reyes pleaded guilty to felony hit-and-run on Tuesday and will face a prison term of 2 years and seven months to…

UPDATE: 3:04 p.m. | According to a statement of probable cause released this afternoon by the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, police began focusing on the suspect, Garcia-Reyes, in April. Police said his silver 2002 Chevrolet Suburban (see photo below) matched the description of the vehicle that struck Wang. The affidavit says police…

[do action=”gallery” galleryurl=”http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/photogalleries/localnews2016644063/”][/do] Cyclocross, its practitioners say, is “a bicycle-related sport combining the fitness of road riding, the technical bike handling skills of mountain biking, and the finesse of running,” all in a 30-60 minute event. That’s what was on display Saturday at Magnuson Park, when more than 700 riders competed in men’s, women’s and youth…

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